Bangalore: Acer India announced the availability of its 11-inch Chromebook, the Acer C720 on Snapdeal.com. While the Acer C720 is small enough to slip easily into a bag or a purse, it packs the power of the latest Intel processor based on the Haswell micro-architecture to provide up to 8.5 hours of battery life for smooth sailing all day. This Chromebook boots up in 7 seconds and comes with built-in virus protection software, making it one of the fastest and safest systems to work with. As part of the promotion, the Acer Chromebook will be available to its customers with free 1TB Google Drive space for 2 years worth up to Rs 14,800, a buyback offer and a free Skullcandy head phone worth Rs 2999.
Acer C720 is ideal for education, businesses, organizations, budget-conscious users, and those who have heavily invested in Google’s ecosystem. Users can access photos, videos, music and documents anywhere, and create a back-up for all their precious data. The device is easy to use for multiple users/accounts.
Acer C720 comes with a great set of web apps pre-installed. In addition, Chrome Web Store has more than 30,000 of free, paid web apps, themes and extensions.
The Chromebook automatically updates itself every six weeks. It has an auto update mechanism to ensure the user always gets the latest software and security features. This auto update mechanism is designed to stop the users from opting themselves out of security.
With the Acer C720, users can view, edit, create and collaborate on-line and off-line on office documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings on Google Drive and, collaborating these files with others in real time.
Nitin Bawankule, Industry Director eCommerce, Google India said, “ We are delighted to have Acer join the Great Online shopping festival with a great offer on Acer C720 Chromebook. We hope the buyers in India will find great value on this offer.”
Mr. S. Rajendran, Chief Marketing Officer, Acer India said, “Acer Chromebooks are No 1 in the United States and faring extremely well all over the world. Acer C720 is the most powerful Chromebook allowing its users to stay connected for longer hours with optimised Internet usage and instant access to more than 3,000 applications. We are extremely happy to bring this powerful product to the Indian consumer through our strategic partnership with Snapdeal.com.”
Pricing and availability
As a part of the Great Online Shopping Festival and to make it easier for consumers to own a Chromebook, Acer, Google and Snapdeal.com have put in extra efforts to make the Chromebook available at just Rs 15,999. It also comes with one year International Travellers Warranty.
